Is the Slayer Form Bad?

[Fliqpy]

Only time I've ever really used it was when I was fighting Orin. Maybe there were some others but really I've just never found a good use for it other than additional health points.
Are there any mods that fixes it?

[ShadowRider]

Yes there is a mod called deadlier slayer on the in-game mod manager.

[Starwight/ttv]

I personally didn't find it bad; but to each their own I suppose.

[FunnyDance]

Yes if you compare it to good builds.

[Sin]

Depends on you.
Are you running semi optimized damage builds?
Than yeah. It's a 150 hp transformation which in itself can have value but that's pretty much it. The damage output is not great.

Are you running what ever you want having fun with it and somehow managed to cobble together something that isn't broken? (It really does feel like every build becomes broken over time)
Than it's actually pretty good. I liked using it on my warlock to get some melee capabilities when I got swarmed, but there are better uses of my warlocks actions than doing that. Make it a Sorcerer-Warlock multi and the slayer form shouldn't even be on your hot bar anymore.

It's bad in the way that you can use it without feeling bad, but it will underperform compared to most other options you got.

[Fliqpy]

Originally posted by Sin:

Depends on you.
Are you running semi optimized damage builds?
Than yeah. It's a 150 hp transformation which in itself can have value but that's pretty much it. The damage output is not great.

Are you running what ever you want having fun with it and somehow managed to cobble together something that isn't broken? (It really does feel like every build becomes broken over time)
Than it's actually pretty good. I liked using it on my warlock to get some melee capabilities when I got swarmed, but there are better uses of my warlocks actions than doing that. Make it a Sorcerer-Warlock multi and the slayer form shouldn't even be on your hot bar anymore.

It's bad in the way that you can use it without feeling bad, but it will underperform compared to most other options you got.

In my first evil playthrough it was actually decent in a few areas, but in my last evil playthrough it felt horrible. The builds were pretty similar except I was 10 Sorc, 2 Warlock in my recent evil run and I was soloing. I dunno, maybe I just wasn't exploring as much which is why it felt worse. Or it's possible that the Slayer only felt decent in my first evil playthrough because my build wasn't all that great. I didn't really know how to build properly then so that could be the reason.
I think the only time it didn't feel horrible with my Sorlock was in my fight with Orin and, strangely, the final fight. Although in that situation I only used it because I felt like it.

[Trachinus Draco]

It's good for 2 turns

[wtiger27]

I was not impressed with it. And found myself not using it that much in my Dark Urge play run.

Actually, I was not impressed with the Dark Urge period. Won't be playing another one.

[SimranZenov]

It's horrible and weak compared to most normal builds

[artemisone]

Slayer is weak but to get any benefit you need to use its attacks in the right order. each one builds on conditions inflicted by the the last attack, but I cannot off the top of my head tell you the right order. Read the tooltips and it will become evidence.
Even so I generally avoid it except for pure variety or aesthetics.

[Arc]

buffy was never good at fighting, it was all willow carrying them

[Fliqpy]

Originally posted by wtiger27:

I was not impressed with it. And found myself not using it that much in my Dark Urge play run.

Actually, I was not impressed with the Dark Urge period. Won't be playing another one.

Dark Urge was the best part of the game, idk what part of it you found so unimpressive.

[Thespen]

Originally posted by Arc:

buffy was never good at fighting, it was all willow carrying them

Well it made me smile ;)

[wtiger27]

Originally posted by cluxx:

Originally posted by wtiger27:

I was not impressed with it. And found myself not using it that much in my Dark Urge play run.

Actually, I was not impressed with the Dark Urge period. Won't be playing another one.

Dark Urge was the best part of the game, idk what part of it you found so unimpressive.

if all you want to role play as is a scum evil killer, than I can see your point. I was hoping for a path to redemption would be available which gave some rewards for choosing that path ( because you can resist the evil Urge. ) But that was not the case.

Dark Urge Gloomstalker Ranger was my first play run after the game first was launched. Not a lot was revealed on it's purpose. Larian said you could resist the Dark Urge. But that turned out to be useless and a hindrance to your Dark Urge progression.

Impressive as in combat? Na. I did not notice it being any better than say some of the most powerful classes in the game. It's strictly for those who want a evil play run, with some evil dialog and scenes.

[FAT WANZER]

Originally posted by wtiger27:

Originally posted by cluxx:

Dark Urge was the best part of the game, idk what part of it you found so unimpressive.

if all you want to role play as is a scum evil killer, than I can see your point. I was hoping for a path to redemption would be available which gave some rewards for choosing that path ( because you can resist the evil Urge. ) But that was not the case.

Dark Urge Gloomstalker Ranger was my first play run after the game first was launched. Not a lot was revealed on it's purpose. Larian said you could resist the Dark Urge. But that turned out to be useless and a hindrance to your Dark Urge progression.

Impressive as in combat? Na. I did not notice it being any better than say some of the most powerful classes in the game. It's strictly for those who want a evil play run, with some evil dialog and scenes.

literally playing resist the urge rn there's difference in narrative when u resist vs it

[Zolvolt]

Slayer form is pretty strong imo. I decimated orin on honour mode with it.